Wardrobe.



B. L. PAPE.

WARDROBE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 23, 1912.

Patented June 17, 1913.

2 $HEETS-SHEET l.

INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTO R N EY B. L. PAPE.

WARDROBE.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 23, 1912.

Patented June 17, 1913. A16 lggEHTS-fiHEET 2.

f/ z y 1 z 66 6 5 TZg WQINVENTOR 62 62,! 56 7 24 68 4 27 WZT/fW 6 ATTO RN EY WITNESSES BRUNO L. PAPE, OF NEVI BBAUNFELS, TEXAS.

WARDROBE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1 7,191 3.

Application filed May 23, 1912. Serial No. 699,198.

T 0 a]! whomit may concern.

Be it known that l, BRUNO L. Para, a citizen of the United States, residing at ew Braunfels, in the county of Comal and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful lVardrobe, of which the following is a specilication.

The invention relates to improvements in wa rd robes.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of wardrobes, and to provide a simple, efficient and dust proof wardrobe of inexpensive construction, designed for use in hotels and homes either as a portable or stationary wardrobe, and capable of being arranged upon the floor or suspended from the ceiling, and equipped with a shelf forming upper and lower compartments and provided with supporting means for enabling garments to be sus pended within the lower compartment.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wardrobe of this character, adapted to be readily assembled and taken apart and capable of being compactly folded for shi ping and storing.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

in the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wardrobe, constructed in accordance with this invention and shown suspend ed from a ceiling. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view of the wardrobe, illustrating the manner of supporting the same upon the floor in a fixed position. Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are detail sectional views, showing different forms of legs for supporting the corners of the bottom.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, the wardrobe, which may be constructed of any desired dimensions, comprises in its construction a horizontal top 1,

a horizontal bottom 2, and a horizontal shelf 3 of uniform size and located between the top 1 and bottom 2, preferably at the upper portion of the wardrobe and dividing the space within the same into upper and lower compartments 1 and 5. Although the wardrobe is shown rectangular in the accompanying drawings, it may be made triangular, or of any other preferred form. When the wardrobe is supported upon the floor, as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the top, bottom and shelf are supported by a vertical standard, which is reversible, as hereinafter explained, to suspend the wardrobe from the ceiling 7, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The top, bottom and shelf are provided with central registering openings 8, 9 and 10 to receive the standard,

which consists of a permanently attached relatively short end section 11 and intermediate and end sections 12 and 13, preferably constructed of tubular metal.

The section 11 has threaded upper and lower termlnals 1st and '15, extending through the central openings 8 and 10 of the top 1 and shelf 3 and secured to the same by couplings 16 and 17 and nuts 18 and 19. The couplings 16 and 17, which are arstandard from the lower end of the section 11 to the upper end thereof, such closed or cap nut and the lower coupling 17 may also be changed to arrange the coupling 17 atthe upper end of the section 11. This will permitthe attachment of the intermediate section 12 to the upper end of the section 11. The nuts 18 and 19, which also engage the upper and lower threaded portions of the section 11, lit against the lower face of the top and the upper face of the shelf 3 and cooperate with the couplings 1G and 17 to firmly clamp the top 1 and the shelf and rigidly secure the same to the standard. The nuts and the couplings have polygonal portions to enable them to be readily engaged by a wrench, and they are provided with annular flanges tofit against the upper and lower faces of the top 1 and the shelf 3. Instead of providing the nuts and the couplings with annular flanges, washers may be arranged at the upper and lower faces of the top 1 and the shelf 3 to prevent the same from being worn by the nuts and the couplings.

The sections 12 and 13 of the standard, which are of uniform length to facilitate compact folding of the parts when the wardrobe is arranged for shipping or storing, have threaded terminals and their adjacent threaded ends 20 and 21 are preferably detachably connected by acoupling 22, having a central polygonal wrench receiving portion. The other end 23 of the section 12 is threaded to screw into the outer portion of the couplings 1(3 and 17 to connect the detachable reversible portion of the standard to either end of the permanent section 11. The outer end 24 of the section 13 is threaded and is secured in a threaded socket 25 of a combined base and attaching plate 26, but the latter may be formed integral with the section 1.3 if desired. The combined base and attaching plate has a flat face adapted to fit either against the floor 6 or the ceiling 7, and provided with perforations 27 for the reception of screws or other suitable fastening devices for securing the attaching plate either to the floor or to the ceiling. When the wardrobe is arranged upon the floor, the fastening devices for permanently securing the attaching plate to the same may be omitted to render the wardrobe portable. The end section 13 extends through the central opening 9 of the bottom 2, and it is provided at its outer portion with a collar 28, forming a shoulder adapted to fit against the lower face of the bottom 2 and support the latter when the wardrobe is arranged upon the floor. The collar 28 is adjustably secured to the section 13 of the standard by a set screw 29, 01' other suitable means. The set screw permits the collar to be raised and lowered for supporting the bottom 2 at the desired elevation. The detachable reversible portion of the standard may be readily transferred from the lower end of the section 11 to the upper end thereof by uncoupling the adjacent ends of the sections 12 and 13. This will enable the end section 13 to be readily withdrawn from the opening 9 and will permit the intermediate section 12 to be unscrewed from the coupling 17. The sections 12 and 13 are then coupled together and the section 12 is screwed into the upper coupling 16, after which the plate 26, which forms a base when at the lower end of the standard, is secured to the ceiling. D

The top, bottom and shelf are preferably reinforced at opposite sides by cleats 30, 31 and 32, the cleats 30 and 31 being preferably located at the lower faces of the top and bottom 1 and 2, while the cleats 32 are arranged at the upper face of the shelf. The said top, bottom and shelf are also connected at the corners by vertical rods 33, 34 and 35, which are secured together at their terminals and form hangers for supporting the bottom of the wardrobe when the latter is suspended from the ceiling. The upper rod 33, which pierces the top and the shelf, has a threaded upper end 36 for the reception of a nut 37, and it is provided at the lower end with an eye 38, which is engaged by a hook 39 of the intermediate rod 34, a washer 410 being preferably interposed between the eye and the lower face of the shelf. Any other suitable means, however, may be employed for securing the adjacent ends of the rods 33 and 34% together. The upper end of the intermediate rod is bent to form the hook 39, and the lower end of the said rod 3% is connect ed to the upper end of the rod 35 by a. rivet 41, or other suitable pivot, which permits the intermediate and lower rods, which are of uniform length, to fold compactly when the parts are arranged for shipping 01' storing. If desired, the rods 33, 34 and 35 may be connected together by couplings similar to the sections of the standards or by any other suitable means. Also instead of employing the rods 33, 3% and 35 the top, bottom andv shelf of the wardrobe may be con nected with one another at the corners or marginal edges by any other suitable means.

The lower end 42 of the lower rod is threaded for the reception of nuts e13 and 1 1-, which engage the upper face of the bottom 2 and the lower face of the adjacent cleat- 31, whereby the bottom of the wardrobe is firmly clamped to the lower ends of the rods The lower ends of the rods 35 are threaded a considerable distance in order to permit the bottom 2 to be adjusted vertically and supported at different distances from the floor, the nuts 13 and 44 operating in their adjustment with the adjustable collar in providing a firm support for the bottom of the wardrobe.

The collar 28 is provided at its periphery with horizontal projecting lugs 51, arranged in pairs and receiving between them the upper ends of inclined legs 52, pivoted to the said lugs by bolts 53, or other suitable fastening devices and connected with the base or attaching plate 26 by inclined braces 54:. The legs 52, which are preferably four in number, have their lower ends 55 bent at a slight angle to rest upon the floor, and they extend a suflicient distance beyond the attaching plate to provide a staple support for the wardrobe. The braces 54 which extend upwardly and outwardly from the combined base and attaching plate, are pivoted at their upper outer ends to the legs by bolts 56, or other suitable fastening devices,

Cir

the same by bolts 58-, piercing the lower ends.

57 of the braces and passing through the perforations 27; When the legs. 52' are employed, it is unnecessary to fasten the base plate to the floor. Thelegs and: the braces are fold-able and detachable, and? they may be-removed whenthe wardrobe is hung from the ceiling.

The bottom. of. the wardrobe may be supported at its corners by legs 59having their upper and lower terminals 60 and 61 bent in; opposite directions, the upper terminal.

(50 being provided with perforations through which pass the lower ends of the rods The upper ends 60 of the legs are CltLHIPGLl to the lower face of; the bottom by the nuts la andv the lower ends 61 of the legs 59 iit against the floor. lVhen the legs 59 are employed, the collar 28 is arranged above the bottom 2, which is rigidly supported in a horizontal; position. The wardrobe may alsobe equipped'with corner legs 62 having: .thread'ed upper ends 63,, and adapted to be secured tothc lowerends of the rods by couplings Cl, which will then take the place of the lower nuts 40. Also the wardrobe may be provided. with. legs 65 having integral sockets 66 at their upper ends to screw. on the lower. threaded ends of the rods 35.

In order to render the wardrobe dust proof and to complete the body, it is provided with a fabric curtain or covering 4C5, extending from the top to the bottom of the wardrobeand secured to the top of the wardrobe at the side and rear edges thereof by headed pins 46, and provided at the corners of the wardrobe with eyelets tG through which the upper threaded ends 36 of the rods 33 project. The nuts 37 assist in securing the curtain to the top of the wardrobe, and the said curtain has its front portion slidably supported at the top by a horizontal rod 47. The curtain or covering and the top, bottom and shelf constitute the body of the wardrobe, and the curtain or covering is adapted to meet at the center of the front of the wardrobe, and the free front portions are provided at their upper edges with hems or casings 48, through which the rod 47 passes. The upper edges of the front portions of the curtain, may, however be slidably connected with the horizontal rod l? by rings or any other suitable means. The rod may be mounted at the front edge of the top of the wardrobe in eyes 49, or other suitable supporting means, and it is spaced from the front edge sufliciently to permit the fabric to be arranged on it, and to slide back and forth in opening and closing the front of the wardrobe.

The shelf is equipped at its lower face with a. plurality of hooks 50, and the space between. the shelf and. the bottom of the wardrobe is sufficient to permit garments to be suspended from the hooks within the lower compartment of the wardrobe. The upper space or compartment is of sufficient size to permit hats and various articles to be placed upon the shelf. The detachable connections between the several parts enable the latter t o-be readily assembled and separated, and the sectional character of the standard and. the foldable intermediate and lower rods enable the parts of the wardrobe tobe compactly arranged for either shipping or storing.

What is claimed is:

1. A wardrobe comprising a top, a bottom and a. shelf arranged in spaced relation with the top and bottom, and a standard consisting of a permai'ient-ly attached section connecting the top and shelf and rig idly secured to the same, and a reversible portion, said standard having means for coupling the reversible portion to either the upper or the lower end ofthe permanently attached section and the said reversible porti on being of a length to extend through the bottom of. the wardrobe for supporting the latter-upon the floor and adapted when connected to the upper end of the permanent section to. suspend the wardrobe from the ceiling.

2. A wardrobe provided with a vertical standard including a permanently attached section and; a reversible portion provided with means for connecting it with the permanently attached: portion at either end thereof: to project at either the bottom or top of the wardrobe toform either a support to enable the wardrobe to be arranged upon the floor or a hanger for permitting the wardrobe to be suspended from a ceiling, and a combined base and attaching plate se cured to the outer end of the reversible portion of the standard and presenting a flat outer face to fit against the floor or ceiling.

3. A wardrobe comprising a body including a top, a bottom, and a shelf arranged in spaced relation with the top and bottom, and a standard consisting of a permanently attached section connecting the top and the shelf and rigidly secured to the same and provided with upper and lower coupling means located at the outer face of the top and the lower face of the shelf, and a reversible portion provided at the outer end with a combined base and attaching plate and adapted to be connected with the lower coupling means and extended through the bottom and projected below the same to support the wardrobe upon the floor and capable of being also connected to the upper coupling means and to project above the top of the wardrobe to form a hanger for suspending the same from the ceiling.

4. A wardrobe comprising a body includ ing a top, a bottom, and a shelf arranged in spaced relation with the top and bottom, and a standard consisting of a permanently attached section connecting the top and the shelf and rigidly secured to the same and provided with upper and lower coupling means located at the outer face of the top and the lower face of the shelf, a reversible portion provided at the outer end with a combined base and attaching plate and adapted to be connected to the lower cou pling means and extending through and projecting below the bottom to.support the wardrobe upon the floor and capable also of being connected to the upper coupling means and project from the top of the wardrobe to form a hanger for suspending the same from the ceiling, and a collar carried by the reversible section. and arranged to support the bottom of the wardrobe when the latter is mounted upon the floor.

A wardrobe comprising a body including a top, a bottom, and a shelf arranged in spaced relation with the top and body, a vertical standard consisting of a permanently attached section connected at its terminals to the top and the shelf and provided with upper and lower coupling means, and intermediate and end detachable sections constituting a reversible portion and adapted to be connected with the lower coupling means and extended through the bottom and project below the same to form a support or to be connected with the upper coupling means and project above the top of the wardrobe to form a han er for the same, a combined base and attac iing plate connected with the outer end of the reversible portion of the standard, and rods connecting the bottom with the shelf.

6. A wardrobe comprising a top, a bot tom, a shelf arranged in spaced relation with the top and bottom, a vertical standard consisting of a permanently attached section connecting the top and the shelf,and separable lower sections of uniform length detachably secured together and similarlysecured to the permanently attached section, upper rods connecting the top and the shelf at the edges thereof, and intermediate and lower foldable rods pivotally connected together at their adjacent ends, the lower rods being detachably secured at their lower ends to the bottom of the wardrobe, and the intermediate rods being provided at their upper ends with means for detachably connecting them to the lower ends of the upper rods.

7. A wardrobe comprising a top, a bottom, a centrally arranged standard connected with the top of the wardrobe and extending through the bottom and projecting below the same and provided at its lower end with a base plate adapted to rest upon the floor, an adjustable collar mounted on the standard and arranged beneath and adjustably supporting the bottom of the wardrobe and corner rods depending from the top of the wardrobe and having threaded lower portions extending through the bottom and provided with nuts arranged in pairs and adjustably securing the bottom to the rods and retaining the said bottom against the collar.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiiXed my signa ture in the presence of two'witnesses.

BRUNO L. PAPE.

Witnesses:

L. H. BLEVINS, H. E. KNowLEs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C." 

